Severe Weather

Starting off soggy for the weekend

A few showers pushed through this morning, but by this afternoon, most everyone will be getting wet with widespread rain.

What a nice change to see RAIN on the radar instead of anything of the winter variety! We've already seen a few showers work their way through Benton County, NE Oklahoma and into SW Missouri. And although those same spots may get clipped by a few more waves this morning as they pass through, the rest of us should be primarily dry...for now.

By afternoon, the bulk of the moisture with this system will begin to move through and that means just about everyone is going to get wet. Will it be a complete wash? No, but the rain does look pretty steady to finish off Saturday afternoon and it will continue into the evening too. The best window for the more steady rain looks to be between 2 and 8 PM. Highs for today will be in the upper 40s for Northwest Arkansas and in the low to mid 50s for the River Valley.

Those showers will taper off later this evening, though a few stragglers may remain in the Ouachitas until Sunday morning.

Oh, don't forget to set your clocks ahead an hour before you head to bed...it's SPRING FORWARD! It's also a good opportunity to change out the batteries in your smoke detectors and NOAA weather radios too.

Most of us should remain dry on Sunday and temperatures will inch up just a bit...into the mid to upper 50s with partly sunny skies.

But check out Monday and Tuesday...they're WARM! Try upper 60s and low 70s for Monday and into the low to mid 70s for Tuesday! The warmest we've gotten so far in 2014 is 71° in Fayetteville and 77° in Fort Smith (both on February 20th...you know, when we weren't dealing with crippling winter weather and icy roads). Tuesday may take the crown if we get to 73° in Fayetteville and 76° in Fort Smith as models are currently suggesting. Could be a close call.

In any case, it's something to look forward to and for once, your local weatherman gets to talk about some fair weather instead of a wintry mess. It's a win for everyone I think. :)

Have a GREAT rest of the weekend, everyone and grab that umbrella before you head out today!

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